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17 Sep 2009, 9:08 am
Legal Arguments Based Upon Cruel and Unusual Punishment are Being Advanced in the Face of Willie Francis Precedent Broom’s attorneys — as well as organizations like the American Civil Liberties Union — are advancing the argument that Governor Strickland should grant clemency to Broom and commute his sentence to one of life imprisonment because of this botched execution. [read post]
17 Sep 2009, 6:57 am
The ACLU is pressuring the wrong people here, as I have mentioned before.9-17-2009 Florida:The American Civil Liberties Union of Florida failed to persuade a Miami-Dade circuit court judge to undo strict local ordinances that forced a group of convicted sex offenders to live [read post]
12 Sep 2009, 1:29 pm
Yet this brand new tactic of taking crime to the neighbors, warning them about offenders in the neighborhood, doesn't sit well with the American Civil Liberties Union (Contact). [read post]
12 Sep 2009, 12:25 pm
Additionally, the American Civil Liberties Union (Contact) filed a lawsuit against Miami-Dade County in July, challenging the legality of the ban on the grounds that it impedes the state's ability to monitor sex offenders. [read post]
3 Sep 2009, 1:20 pm
Diaz's assertion contradicts a study of available affordable housing for sex offenders in Miami Dade County, released this week by the American Civil Liberties Union (Contact). [read post]
2 Sep 2009, 7:12 pm
"Unless the county brings its ordinance in line with state law, another shantytown will spring up as sure as night follows day," said Howard Simon, executive director of the American Civil Liberties Union of Florida (Contact), which is suing Miami-Dade over its 2,500 foot rule. [read post]
27 Aug 2009, 8:52 pm
8-28-2009 Florida:Miami-Dade Ordinance Creates Barriers to Reintegration; Makes Community Unsafe MIAMI - The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) of Florida's Greater Miami Chapter and the Miami Coalition for the Homeless announce the release of Availability and Spatial Distribution of Affordable Housing in Miami-Dade County and Implications of Residency Restriction Zones for Registered Sex [read post]
26 Aug 2009, 4:16 pm
View the article here Miami-Dade Ordinance Creates Barriers to Reintegration; Makes Community Unsafe FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: August 25, 2009 CONTACT: Brandon Hensler, Director of Communications, ACLU of Florida, (786) 363-2737 or media@aclufl.org MIAMI - The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) of Florida's Greater Miami Chapter and the Miami Coalition for the Homeless announce the release of Availability and Spatial Distribution of… [read post]
19 Aug 2009, 1:51 am
.'" American Civil Liberties Union v. [read post]
10 Aug 2009, 9:09 am
The American Civil Liberties Union (Email) last month filed a lawsuit against Miami-Dade County alleging its law prohibiting registered sex offenders from living within 2,500 feet of any school, day care, park or playground interferes with the state's ability to monitor them. [read post]
5 Aug 2009, 2:03 pm
The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) has become involved in the debate and sides with McCollum on the issue. [read post]
5 Aug 2009, 2:17 am
ACLU press release (8/3): ACLU Asks Florida Court to Protect the Rights of Pregnant Women to Refuse Medical Care The American Civil Liberties Union and the ACLU of Florida today filed a friend-of-the-court brief opposing the state's decision to force... [read post]
31 Jul 2009, 3:01 am
" But the American Civil Liberties Union of Florida (Email), which brought the suit, said it seeks no monetary damages, so while the bridge dwellers won't benefit financially, they will benefit from changes in the residency ordinances if the lawsuit is successful. - And that is why they are staying. [read post]
25 Jul 2009, 5:54 pm
Florida state Sen. [read post]
16 Jul 2009, 6:56 pm
From the Miami Herald:[T]he American Civil Liberties Union of Florida sued Miami-Dade County, arguing that the state's rule that sex offenders must live at least 1,000 feet from where children congregate supersedes the county's stricter 2,500-foot law.Then, the city of Miami ordered its attorney to prepare a lawsuit against the state for placing the offenders -- whose legal addresses are under the causeway -- too close to a barrier island that… [read post]
15 Jul 2009, 9:40 pm
Timoney Chief of Police Miami, FL Dear Chief Timoney: It has come to the attention of the Greater Miami Chapter of the American Civil Liberties Union of Florida that within the past week or so City of Miami police officers have repeatedly threatened to arrest homeless persons around the western bridge area of the Julia Tuttle Causeway for trespass upon public property. [read post]
6 Jul 2009, 9:52 am
Even if Texans were sympathetic, he said, retrofitting prisons for air conditioning is too expensive.Prisons in hot states like Louisiana and Florida are also go without air conditioning.The American Civil Liberties Union of Texas said heat cases come to the court only when prison officials knew of and ignored perilous conditions for prisoners. [read post]
10 Jun 2009, 12:19 pm
As reported here, the American Civil Liberties Union of Florida has joined forces with the American Center for Law and Justice to help protect a property owner. [read post]
4 Jun 2009, 11:31 pm
In 2003, Chicago Cubs were playing the Florida Marlins in the NL Championship series and only five outs away from reaching the World Series for the first time since 1945. [read post]
4 Jun 2009, 8:41 am
I'll have more information on that in the next post, followed by a post on a funding crisis in the Cook County Illinois PD's office.The AP, which is in many newspapers today, is here; two brief excerpts from this must-read:"If you can't afford an attorney, and you fall into the criminal justice system, you are really, really screwed," said Demetrius Thomas of the New York American Civil Liberties Union. [read post]
